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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; In office May 12, 2011 – May 17, 2022: Appointed by: Barack Obama: Preceded by: Martin Jenkins: Succeeded by: Rita F. Lin: Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; In office 2001 – May 12, 2011: Personal ...
Justices are elected for 12 year terms at the same time as the Governor. When a judge's term is expiring another judge from a different court can file a declaration of candidacy to succeed to the office presently held by the judge. [20] Most of California's roughly 1,600 superior court judges are first appointed by the governor of California. [21]
Los Angeles Superior Court (1969–1984); California Court of Appeal (1984–1987); California Supreme Court (1987–1989) California: retired: Christine Arguello [29] United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2008– ) Colorado: active: Louis A. Araneta [30] Maricopa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1990–1993; Judge ...
Eleven candidates are running for five county judge seats in Orange and Seminole counties in the Aug. 23 primary. In Orange County, three incumbent judges are running to keep their spot on the ...
California is appealing a decision by a federal judge to overturn the state's decades-long ban on assault weapons.Last week when U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez overturned the ban he called it ...
Phyllis J. Hamilton (1976): [104] [105] First African American female judge to serve as the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2014) Jinsook Ohta : [ 106 ] First Asian American female (who is of Korean descent) to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (2021)
On November 29, 1971, Renfrew was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Gerald Sanford Levin. Renfrew was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1971, and received his commission on December 9, 1971. Renfrew served in that ...
Nearly a month after he overturned California’s ban on large-capacity firearm magazines for the second time, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez doubled down on his opposition to the state ...